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IMPROVED VEGETABLBWASHE.-

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Be it known that I, GEORGE II. TIFT, of Morrisville, Lamoillecounty-State o fVermont, haveinvented an improved Machine for WashingVegetables; and I do hereby declare the following tobe an exactdescription thereof', reference being,` had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of` reference marked thereon, making a partof this specification, in-which- Figure 1 represents a top View of. thewasher.

.Figure 2, a side elevation.

l The nature ot' my invention consists in an open cylinder, formed ofrounds', with adoor, the cylinder operating in a concavebox, andadjustable at the sides by mea'ns of pivoted supports.

A represents the concave box, with long vertical slots, B,n the sides,in whiehfthe Vaxle, Q, ot' they cylin-i der, D, rests, and is revolvedby means' of the crank E. F F are the rounds, that are'fastened in eachend, D,

and form the cylinder, The door is formed of like rounds, F, andwire-rod braces, G, hinged to one of therounds, and a spring-catch, H',to fasten the door to its place. VJ. J are supports, pivoted on theoutside of concave box A, for the cylinder-axle, C, to rest in thegrooved to'ps, K K, of the supports J J, v"vhen it is required to raiseand operate the cylinder, and changhe the water, the red1 lines showingthe cylinder, when raised, and resting on the supports J J, and also thedoor as open, readyto put in the vegetbles to be washed.

It will be seen that thejournals C4 C are merely headed boltsfivhich trepassed from the interior part of the cylinder through an opening insideof the same, leaving' the heads inside, so that they can easily andreadily be removed. i I i These journals can be made at very littleexpense, ,and obviate the necessity-of boltingplates'or other devices onthe cylinder for connecting the journals. i i

' I am aware that a slotted cylinder, rotating in a box with a eoncavedbottom, has been known before.

what I Claim, 'isy The combination of the holtheaded journals C C, whenattached to the rotating cylinder F, from its interior, and used withthe pivoted blocks J J, in the manner as specified, i

I GEO. H. TIFT.

Witnesses:

JonN WEST, J. FRANKLIN REIGART,

